Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China (morning overpass)

Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China
(morning overpass)
region: As
sat: Terra
projection: Plate Carree
projection center lon: +86.3000
projection center lat: +40.5000
image center lon: +86.3
image center lat: +40.5
standard parallel: +40.0000
UL lon: +80.4316
UL lat: +43.8722
UR lon: +92.1714
UR lat: +43.8722
LR lon: +92.1714
LR lat: +37.1273
LL lon: +80.4316
LL lat: +37.1273
UL easting (km): -499.8750
UL northing (km): +4878.3750
x scale factor: +0.7660444431189780
ellipsoid: WGS84
Contact: Jeff Schmaltz
L2 granules: T121140535 T121140540

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Images by the LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response team.

Published April 23, 2012
Data acquired April 23, 2012

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